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Common Available Spanish Language Measures
Clinical Evalua on of Language Fundamentals ‐ 4th Edi on,
Spanish ‐ CELF‐4
What is it? The CELF‐4 Spanish is an individually administered test for determining if a
student has an expressive and/or language impairment. It is a set of two
easels with picture prompts which are divided into specific language areas
(e.g. following direc ons, syntax, vocabulary, etc). The subtests are scored
individually and added together for an overall language score.
Primary Use: 1. determine eligibility for language services
2. iden fy language strengths and weaknesses
3. provide performance‐based, authen c assessment with a strong
rela onship to educa onal objec ves and the curriculum
Intended Popula on and Individuals ages 5‐21 year of age who speak Spanish.
Age Ranges
Norm‐Referenced or Norm‐Referenced
Criterion Referenced
Sensi vity (How well the At 1 S.D. .98
test iden fies people with At 1.5 S.D. .86
an impairment)
Specificity (How well the At 1. S.D. .87
test iden fies people At 1.5 S.D. .95
without an impairment)
Administra on Time 40‐80 minutes depending on number of subtests given
How is it helpful for Subtest scores are divided into different areas of need. It has helpful charts
at end of each subtest corresponding concept tested with item number.
planning?
However, some of the concepts listed are not the skills that are actually
need to be addressed. For example, on the Word Classes subtest items 1, 4,
15, and 19 are listed as addressing ‘school concepts’. Actually the word
rela onships to be addressed are object/func on, part/whole, etc. It is
nicely divided between expressive and recep ve language so that separate
diagnoses are possible and goal wri ng is easy.
Where can I find it or read Pearson Clinical Group
more about it?
h p://www.pearsonclinical.com/language/products/100000436/clinical‐
evalua on‐of‐language‐fundamentals‐fourth‐edi on‐spanish‐celf‐4‐
spanish.html
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